Rabat vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rabat	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$302	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	81
😀 Quality of life	63	98
🏙️ Population	573K	449K

The cost of living in Rabat is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6866th and 59th ($705 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Morocco and Switzerland, respectively. Check Morocco vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Rabat compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Rabat ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4758th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Zurich

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	Rabat	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1598	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$140	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5394	$29610

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717